APC Commences Screening of Aspirants For October 31 Legislative By-Elections
By Joy Okosieme
Ahead of the October 31 concurrent legislative by-elections scheduled by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the All Progressives Congress (APC) will on Wednesday August 26th, 2020 begin screening of party aspirants for the elections.
According to a statement made available to News Allround and signed by Yekini Nabena, the party’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Legislative By-elections will be conducted across eight (8) States of the Federation as follows;
1. Bayelsa Central Senatorial District Election, Bayelsa State
2. Bayelsa West Senatorial District Election, Bayelsa State
3. Nganzai State Constituency Borno, Borno State
4. Bayo State Constituency, Borno State
5. Cross River North Senatorial District, Cross River State.
6. Obudu State Constituency, Cross River State
7. Imo North Senatorial District, Imo State
8. Lagos East Senatorial District, Lagos State
9. Kosofe II State Constituency, Lagos State
10. Plateau South Senatorial District, Plateau State
11. Bakura State Constituency, Zamfara State
12. Ibaji State Constituency, Kogi State
According to the Party’s schedule of activities for the legislative by-elections,
· Screening of Aspirants: Wednesday August 26th, 2020 – Thursday August 27th, 2020.
· Publication of Claims and Objections: Friday 28th August, 2020
· Screening Appeal: Tuesday 1st, September, 2020
· Primary Election: Thursday 3rd, September, 2020
· Election Appeal: Saturday 5th, September, 2020
LIST OF SCREENING COMMITTEES
IMO NORTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT, IMO STATE
Screening Committee
S/N NAME POSITION
1. Dr. Lawrence Chukwu (Chairman)
2. Engr. Uduakobong Okpoho (Secretary)
3. Jonathan Modi (Member)
4. Hon. Zakari Angulu Dobi (Member)
5. Michael Jegede (Member)
6. Isioma Theodara Ndah (Member)
7. Barr. Ibrahim Bello (Member)
Screening Appeal Committee
S/N NAME POSITION
1. Prof. Etok Ekanem (Chairman)
2. Barr. Femi Victor Motojesi
(Secretary)
3. Hon. Garba Usman Funtua
(Member)
4. Bolaji Omonori Victor
(Member)
5. Alhaji Adams Yakubu
(Member)
BORNO STATE
NGANZAI STATE CONSTITUENCY AND
BAYO STATE CONSTITUENCY
Screening Committee
S/N NAME POSITION
1. Alh. Abubakar Mallam (Chairman)
2. Hon. Ahmed Mohammed
(Secretary)
3. Hon. Ibrahim Umar Dawakiji
(Member)
4. Omobolaji Motunrayo
(Member)
5. Musa Shelleng
(Member)
6.Nasir Umar Garba (Member)
7. Prince (Engr.) Dare Joseph
(Member)
Screening Appeal Committee
S/N NAME POSITION
1.Engr. Suleiman Rabiu Bichi
(Chairman)
2. Barr. Yakubu Bashir (Secretary)
3. Barr. Yakubu A. H. Ruba (Member)
4. Barr. Dallas Ebeli (Member)
5. Muhammed Hassan Jigirya
(Member)
LAGOS STATE
LAGOS EAST SENATORIAL DISTRICT AND
KOSOFE II STATE CONSTITUENCY
Screening Committee
S/N NAME POSITION
1. Hon. Adamu Usman (Chairman)
2.Alh. Sule Alao (Secretary)
3. Dr. Zakeri Muhammad (Member)
4. Amb. Fidel M. Anyegu (Member)
5. Chief Samuel Ogbuku (Member)
6. Dr. Kamel Isa Olu (Member)
7. Husseini Momoh (Member)
Screening Appeal Committee
S/N NAME POSITION
1. Solomon Nyaze (Chairman)
2. Hon. Adelowo Adebiyi (Secretary)
3. Alh. Abdulmunaf Muhammed
(Member)
4. Hon. Sunday J. Chukwu(Member)
5. Safiya Bala (Member)
PLATEAU SOUTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT, PLATEAU STATE
Screening Committee
S/N NAME POSITION
1. Salisu Muktari (Chairman)
2. Obianuju Brenda Oji (Secretary)
3. Adie Ferdinand Aisu (Member)
4. Dada Olusegun (Member)
5. Bolaji Afeez Repete (Member)
6. Rt. (Hon.) Eugene Odo (Member)
7. Auwalu Abdulmalik (Member)
Screening Appeal Committee
S/N NAME POSITION
1. Trever Aginde (Chairman)
2. Abdullahi Haruna (Secretary)
3. Fatima Zarah Umar (Member)
4. Barr Iliyasu Runka (Member)
5. Opaluwa Omera (Member)
BAKURA STATE CONSTITUENCY, ZAMFARA STATE
Screening Committee
S/N NAME POSITION
1. Dr. Ibrahim Mara (Chairman)
2. Amb. Ahmed Malam Madori(Secretary)
3. Barr. Bashir Maidugu (Member)
4. Mrs. Helen Bendega (Member)
5. Danlami Zuru (Member)
6. Aliyu Bature (Member)
7. Kunle Busari (Member)
Screening Appeal Committee
S/N NAME POSITION
1. Bala Mohammed Gwagwarwa
(Chairman)
2. Abdulrahman Baffa Yola (Secretary)
3. Idris Bah Madu (Member)
4. Zuwaira S. Bakori (Member)
5. Mamman Isa Azare (Member)
IBAJI STATE CONSTITUENCY, KOGI STATE
Screening Committee
S/N NAME POSITION
1. Ohikere Gogo Asmail (Chairman)
2. Sen. John Danboyi (Secretary)
3. Okomoda Raphael (Member)
4. Hajiya Fatima Audu (Member)
5. Shettima Abaji (Member)
6. Kiyenna J. Mizim (Member)
7. Hon. Maikudi Bature (Member)
Screening Appeal Committee
S/N NAME POSITION
1. Hon. Ibrahim Umar Dawakiji
(Chairman)
2. Nasiha Hassan(Secretary)
3. Febian Ekpo (Member)
4. Yahaya Suleiman (Member)
5.. Barr Hassan Abubakar II (Member)
BAYELSA STATE
BAYELSA WEST SENATORIAL DISTRICT AND
BAYELSA CENTRAL SENATORIAL DISTRICT
Screening Committee
S/N NAME POSITION
1. Prof. Steven Oseni (Chairman)
2. Engr. R. S. Bichi (Secretary)
3. Barr. Kunle Sulaiman (Member)
4. Chief Cosmos Maduba (Member)
5. Ife Adebayo (Member)
6. Kolade Lawal (Member)
7. Hajiya Yahanasu Buba (Member)
Screening Appeal Committee
S/N NAME POSITION
1. Mall. Ahmed Sajoh (Chairman)
2. Hon. Engr. Garba M. Gulma
(Secretary)
3. Chief (Mrs.)Betty Efekoda
(Member)
4. David ThankGod (Member)
5. Hon. Motunrayo Akintomide
(Member)
CROSS RIVER STATE
CROSS RIVER NORTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT AND
OBUDU STATE CONSTITUENCY
Screening Committee
S/N NAME POSITION
1. Asipa Kaoli Olusanya (Chairman)
2. Nike Omoworare (Secretary)
3. Hon. Maduka N. Anun (Member)
4. Afolabi Aseyomi O. (Member)
5. Hon. Musa B. Kamale (Member)
6. Muhammed Ali Mashi (Member)
7. Dr. (Mrs.) Rachael Akpabio (Member)
Screening Appeal Committee
S/N NAME POSITION
1. Abubakar Isa Funtua (Chairman)
2. Chief Ben Eche (Secretary)
3. Chief Funsho O. (Member)
4. Muhammed Sani Ibrahim (Member)
5. Alh. Attah M. Rangem (Member)
